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Address formerly 78 St John Street, e.g. in 1856 and earlier
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St John street, St Sepulchre near Hicks hall in 1682. Listed are 157 Three Cupps Inne ; 161 Windmill Inne ; 162 Swan with Two necks Inn ; 163 Golden Lion Inne ; 164 Bell Inne - St Johns street, east side and 165 Cross Keys Inn .
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In the 1682 Morgans Map of London, Westminster, it is listed as '164 Bell Inne', in St Johns street.
In 1708 : A New View of London by Edward Hatton lists Bell Inn, on the East side of St Johns street, Near Hicks Hall.
1805/Thomas Edmonds, Bell, 78 St Johns street/../../Holdens Directory
1809/John Priacem, Little Bell, 78 St Johns street/../../Holdens Directory
1827/John Kerr, Bell, 78 St John street, West Smithfield/../../Pigots Directory
1829/T Tester, Bell, 77 St John Street, West Smithfield/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/John Draper, Bell, 78 St John Street, Smithfield/../../Pigots Directory
1841/Charles Rowley/Victualler/40/../Census
1841/James Rowley/Salesman/45/../Census
1841/Maria Rowley/../35/../Census
1841/Thomas Rowley/../8/Middlesex/Census
1841/Maria Rowley/../7/Middlesex/Census
1841/Sarah Fox/Female Servant/20/../Census
1842/Charles Rowley/../../../Post Office Directory
1843/Robert Nunn/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/John Horsfall/../../../Post Office Directory
December 1849/John Horsfall/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
December 1849/John William Aslington/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1851/Simon Oddwell/../../../Kellys Directory
June 1851/Rachael Pell/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
June 1851/John Reardon/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1851/John Riordan/Licensed Victualler/31/Ireland/Census
1851/Louisa Riordan/Wife/35/Framlingham, Suffolk/Census
1851/Emma Shears/House Servant/25/Framlingham, Suffolk/Census
1851/William Warren/General Messenger/25/London/Census
1856/Brown & Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory
Morning Advertiser 21 November 1859 - Transfer of Licenses
Little Bell, St John street, William Robinson to Michael Madden
1862/Michael Madden/../../../Post Office Directory **
March 1866/George Clark/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1877/Richard Cooper, Little Bell, 17 St John street, West Smithfield/../../Post Office Directory
1879/Richard Cooper/../../../Post Office Directory **
Matthew C Horne was my Great Great Grandfather.
I have, the Inventory of The Little Bell Tavern from when he purchased it on 2nd July 1879, for £2288-10-00
I also have one of his account books with the New Westminster Brewery Co Ltd, From 27th April 1892 through to 29th March 1894 for the
Eagle, 103 Wick road; and finally I have his beer Retailers Licence for 103 Wick Road dated 11th Oct 1894. I believe he ran or owned the Windsor Castle. *
1881/Matthew Horne/Licensed Victualler/36/Edinburgh, Scotland/Census
1881/Mary A Horne/Wife/23/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Minnie A Horne/Daughter/7 months/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Caroline Fieldhouse/Domestic Servant/21/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/Matthew Horne/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Matthew C Horne/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Matthew C Horne, Little Bell, 17 St John street, West Smithfield/../../Post Office Directory
1888/Matthew C Horne, Little Bell, 17 St John street, West Smithfield/../../Post Office Directory
1890/William Mott, Little Bell, 17 St John street, West Smithfield/../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Mott/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Mott/Licensed Victualler/41/Walton on Thames, Surrey/Census
1891/Kate Mott/Niece, Barmaid/16/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census
1891/Elizabeth Berling/Housekeeper, Widow/35/Shadwell, Middlesex/Census
* Provided By Max Stone
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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